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Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview
We will drive you by the Old City Walls of Constantinople while our guide will be giving you all historical information behind of these walls. The Istanbul city walls has eyewitness many Sieges, Raids, Events. You will stop by 2/3 most important historical main attractions located near by city walls.
First one is Seven Dungeons or well known name Yedikule Fortress.
Second one is Chora Church with beautiful Byzantine Mosaics.
And the third one is the last palace of Byzantine Emperors Tekfur Palace, and last one is hidden Nakkaş Cistern. A secret landmark in the center of Istanbul.
This tour is operated by a professional licensed tour guide whom have certificate from Republic of Türkiye Minister of Culture and Tourism.
-Private Guide Service
-Private Luxary car with driver
-Pick up from your hotel
-Drop off back your hotel
-Wifi on the board
What's included
Private transportation
WiFi on board
Private Guide Service
foods and tips
Entrance fee
What to expect
The Walls of Istanbul
1h
Our private guide will pick you from your hotel with driver and VIP vehicle. Then, you will start your tour by driving beside of almost 2 thousand years of Old Ancient City Walls of (Constantinople) İstanbul. (you can stop any time you want by the city wall and clime up to the city wall)
1h
You will stop by Yedikule Fortress Museum or called Seven Dungeons, where the first Ottoman sultan has been strangled by his own man and also prison to royal christian who have been captured by Ottoman Empire. After Seven Dungeons, we will drive you by the old city walls to the Chora Church.
Chora Museum
1h · Admission ticket not included
The interesting thing about this church is MOSAİCS and İcons, you will see depicting of mosaics and icons are based on history of Christianity and dynasty and life of Jesus Christ been depicted as documentations. The reason why these mosaics has been depicted that in the back of time most of people were uneducated but through images they understand way easier. What a clever way to demonstrate!
(Admission fee is around 20$)
Tekfur Sarayi
45m · Admission ticket not included
After you are done with Chora Church also our guide will take to the last Byzantine Palace, Tekfur Palace where the last emperor lived that is also amazing place where you can climb up the palace rooftop and see the whole city wall remain.
(Admission fee is around 10$)
Nakkas Oriental Rugs & Textiles
30m
Nakkaş Cistern. A secret landmark in the center of Istanbul!
The city of Constantinople have formidable fortification city walls... but in the back of time, it was not enough just to have city walls. İstanbul or the Constantinople did not have sufficient water sources so the enemies would siege the city and wait them to surrender!
And there comes the Roman genius engineering solutions to problem by building Water Cisterns Underground, beneath of the city! We will be able to give you all details between city walls and the Cisterns. This is kind of hiden cistern that not many people knows! You may pasing everyday but you think its just a carpet and jewelery shop... but its more than that... And with licsened certificate guide you dont pay any fee..
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Our driver or guide will pick you in your lobby or any adress that requested in the city center
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
